Today's Featured Books— Literary Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

"Fresh perspective of German women at opposing ends of the warring spectrum...a beautiful story of enduring friendship and the lengths people will go to for love." -The Stellar Review. Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Eva Braun. Fifty years after WW2, she discovers what family secrets it has been hiding. “Hard to put down. Harder to forget." -Ink Drop Reviews. 4.4 stars, 492 ratings. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

“This portrayal sings with lyrical intensity and eloquent feeling.” -Publishers Weekly. The secret life of an orchestra. Perfectly representing the disparate attitudes, feelings, and ambitions of a symphony orchestra full of crazy musos, this novel brilliantly weaves together affairs, career rivalries, a misdirected love letter, and an unusual codicil to a will. Based on prizewinning novelist Alice McVeigh's previous life as a professional London cellist. "A very enjoyable novel." -The Sunday Telegraph. From $2.99 SHOP NOW / 

An IndieReader Discovery Award Winner: The Tourist Trail is a literary thriller about endangered species in the world's most remote areas, and those who put their lives on the line to protect them. "The Tourist Trail is at once a romance, an adventure story, an environmental polemic, and a keen study of just how animalistic humans are." -Phoebe Literary Journal. 4.3 stars, 135 ratings. From $4.99 SHOP NOW / 

"I was one of the lucky ones, I got out. Now I was the only one left to jump, only there was no one left to give me a little push..." World War II history fans love this thrilling, true memoir left by a young American Hump Pilot about his adventures during World War II in China. Told simply, in the pilot's own words, The Able Queen is history, not historical fiction. "Makes history come alive," says reader W.M. Moore. Paperback, eBook, and Large Print editions. From $6.49 SHOP NOW / 

Tejai and Mejai is a collection of interrelated animal fables, arranged within a frame story. The fables are inspired by ancient and modern stories from all over the world. Stories that contain old and new idea. Presenting the philosophy and thoughts of scholars and poets. Free via Google Play. Also available in print via Amazon UK. FREE - SHOP NOW / 

Afro-Bougie Blues is a collection of twelve original, engaging, and occasionally edgy short stories that dig into the souls of ordinary black women and men meeting life’s challenges with courage and care. Watch as the protagonists find their way, find love, or find themselves amid the chaos. An extraordinary assortment of stories awaits you. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

"A gripping and thoughtful psychological tale." -Kirkus Reviews. After a mass power outage, Kevin Barton’s family faces starvation. Worse, their teenage daughter’s best friend is stranded at their house after a sleepover—leaving them with an extra mouth to feed. Help is offered by the man who stops the town from sliding into chaos until he gives Kevin a terrible ultimatum. With the peace of the town and Kevin's family hanging in the balance, can he find the power to protect everything he holds dear? From $3.99 SHOP NOW / 

If Nikolai Gogol had a child with Vladimir Nabokov, their offspring would be the characters in The Days of Miracle and Wonder, Stories. The stories in this exciting new collection by award-winning fiction Ukrainian-American writer Irene Zabytko feature famous and infamous people with historical, political, spiritual, and even sinister ties to Ukraine. “Irene Zabytko has shown that a writer can tell great stories and still have a Ukrainian point of view.” -A. J. Motyl, author of The Jew Who Was Ukrainian. From $4.99 SHOP NOW / 

When Lou Surber Osborne, a rookie teacher and coach, is hired to coach an elementary football team with a losing history, he quickly realizes the challenges that lie ahead of him to make them winners. While defying all the obstacles and challenges facing him, seventeen seventh- and eighth-grade boys bought into a winning philosophy to become the best they could be, win or lose. An inspiring and unconventional story of young love, compassion for a Vietnam veteran, a dog that loved playing ball, and a football team that never gave up. From $3.99 SHOP NOW / 

For people who are in the senior category of their lives. All the caring, hard work and thoughts are still among us. We leave a legacy behind us of how to live life with humor and positive thoughts, which were in our world years ago. Divided into seven sections, this is a lovely coffee table book incorporating poetry and illustration. From $33 SHOP NOW / 

"It's got humor, wit, sarcasm - and characters you can relate to, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who loves some fiction." -Dora, Netgalley. A frustrated stay-at-home mum becomes an unlikely Instagram star, as her 10-year-old’s obsession with protecting his family spirals out of control. "A clever look at modern life." -Alison, Amazon Reviewer. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

“Who do you pray to and why?” But I have never really prayed. I have always conversed with God. I am not a religious person or a saint. I am a sinner, and I do believe in God as an entity an organization, for the CIA has always been a faith-based organization of theologians.“ Enigma is about the experiences of a diagnosed schizophrenia individual who converses with God through the Archangel Michael. But is Michael an archangel, or could Michael be just another Clandestine Operative for the CIA? From $2.99 SHOP NOW / 

"...we would be the worst kind of fools for not accepting these wonderful stories." -editor's comment. Catch the enchantment of 15th and 16th century Japan, country of the misty mountains, towering castles, (shiro) magical shrines, gods and spirits lurking everywhere to catch the unwary, and that code of honor, of duty at all costs, the life of the honorable samurai. From $1.99 SHOP NOW / 

This story leaves us with the knowledge that those who are different can enrich our lives in so many ways, and that caring, on so many levels, makes the world a better place. By turns funny and heartbreaking, Listen to Me: How My Down Syndrome Brother Saved My Life is a story about Lynne, David, and Bruce and their unwavering commitment to each other as siblings. It's also about being brave, finding your voice, and becoming not who you thought you were, but who you were meant to be. From $2.99 SHOP NOW / 

Benji met Jessica at a grocery store. Jessica met Kenny in Jamaica. Songstress met Heartman inside Jessica’s body. When a space virus named Evilon infects Jessica and kidnaps Songstress, Heartman recruits an army of other bodily functions to stage a daring cross-body rescue mission. Not exactly a love story, The Ballad of Heartman & Songstress is a standalone novella based on the songs of musician Benji Hughes. FREE - SHOP NOW /